Boosting Belonging (with Mirthe van den Hee‪)‬ Connecting@VU

Mirthe van den Hee looks at what is necessary for feelings of belonging and developing connections. Among others, she speaks with student association FAM about how they try to make students feel at home and  with two Diversity Officers (HRM/Communication and  Research) about the importance of a sense of feeling at home and good connections for professional life after VU. —

Connecting@VU is brought to you by researchers of the Diversity  Office of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in collaboration with  FAM (Family of Academic Minds) and VU Campusradio. Researchers Geertje  Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee, Ismintha Waldring and Zakia Essanhaji  produced this podcast with the help of producer Marc Lamain. For more  information and updates about Diversity and Inclusion at VU and FAM,  please visit the website www.vu.nl/diversity or make sure to follow FAM on Instagram. —

This podcast is a production of the Diversity Office VU and VU Campusradio. Researchers Ismintha Waldring, Geertje Hulzebos, Mirthe van den Hee and Zakia Essanhaji are the authors of this podcast and Marc Lamain its producer. The necessary music licenses have been obtained by VU Campusradio. For questions concerning music licensing, please contact the Dutch licensing organization, Buma/Stemra. —

CC-BY: Diversity Office VU/ VU Campusradio, 2021